This option allows you to savesthe currently cut segments to a sound bank, ready
to be loaded into the memory of a sound card with onboard memory (e.g. SoundBlaster
AWE / SB Live, or Turtle Beach Montego and Pinnacle) or supported software synth
/ sampler. Click here for details on how to upload these files.
After clicking this option, you will be shown the common keymap dialog box. The
bankÆs name (which can be helpful in identifying the bank) can be altered in the
Bank Name box. Hint: Choosing a clearly identifiable name helps enormously;
if using a Sound Bank with an AWE and Cubase, the program will show the name you
choose when selecting a bank. Choose the Base Note (i.e. the note
the first sample will be mapped to in the midi file, such as C-1, E-3) with the
controls on the left, and the interval (the number of notes left between
each note) with the up and down buttons on the right. NOTE: As of version
2.1, the interval goes up or down by 2 at a time. Reset resets the options.
Select æUse white keys onlyÆ to map the sample only to white keys. In this
case, only the octave is selectable. The æSmooth sample end pointsÆ option
ensures each sample ends on digital zero, reducing clicks. If the number of notes
used would exceed 128, a message will appear û æWARNING û samples exceed available
notesÆ. In this case, reduce the interval, lower the start note, or ensure
that there are fewer samples to be saved (e.g. by reducing the sensitivity or
sample length). The æReverse notes in midi and æUse Base Note onlyÆ
options are only applicable to midi files.
When finished, click æOkÆ to choose a filename and a format, and save,
or æCancelÆ to cancel.
Note: It is advisable to increase the sensitivity as high as possible when
using Sound banks and Midi Files, as all nuances of the sample are then captured.
If the number of notes used exceeds 128 (the maximum possible on a midi keyboard),
or samples would be mapped higher than notes exist in the keyboard, a message
will appear û æWARNING û samples exceed available notesÆ. In this case,
reduce the interval, lower the start note, or ensure that there are fewer samples
to be saved (e.g. by reducing the sensitivity or the size of the sample).
For example:
Save a midi file and sound bank off with an interval setting of 2. Load the midi
file into your sequencer, and the sound bank into your sound card. Now, you may
transpose your file up or down by one note (i.e. half the set interval û larger
intervals allow bigger transpositions). Try using the pitch bend wheel of your
keyboard for some interesting effects!